S18 Ep52: Self Defense Or Murder: The Exoneration Of Kent McGowen
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🗓️ 2 May 2023
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Summary
In August of 1992, Kent McGowen had a CI that he ad given money to, to purchase a weapon as part of a larger operation to shut down a gang that was running weapons just outside of Houston, Texas. When the buy went down, a set of strange circumstances brought him in the sights of Susan White, a middle aged housewife, who was far from your average suburbanite. She showed up at the scene of the gun buy, because her son was arrested, along with the CI. Susan was far from being in any condition to be dealing with the situation, as it is reported that she was under the influence of substances, slurring her words, and eventually threatened Kent before it was all over.
Fast Forward to the night in question, a warrant is issued for Susan White's residence. and Kent is told to go out there with only a few men. They knock for quite some time while Susan calls 911 (apparently while intoxicated and claiming she has a past with Kent) and claims she needs help and protection from the police at her door. After getting permission from his superiors, Kent's squad breaks down the door. After seeing Susan run into her bedroom, Kent follows, only to enter and see Susan pull a gun on him. he tells her to drop the gun repeatedly to no avail. With that, Kent fires three shots. The shooting is initially ruled a good shot. What comes afterwards was a complete nightmare!
Kent joins TCT to get out his side of the story after 30 years of a negative narrative has haunted him, and to talk about the corruption that kept him behind bars for 20 years, plus tells us what we can do to help!
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to the best in True Crime Podcast and this is True Crime Tuesday, I'm your host Tim Dennis. |
| 0:28.7 | We have an intriguing fascinating show for you today folks show that I can honestly say I don't think I've ever done on this program. |
| 0:38.7 | You know, we've had we've had some interesting times lately. |
| 0:43.7 | Here are many apples. We had an incident where a police officer killed George Floyd and that police officer was put in jail. I would say rightfully so. |
| 0:53.7 | The case that we're doing today is the exact opposite of that case. This case has to do with Kent McGowan and Kent McGowan is a former Harris County sheriff's deputy in Texas. |
| 1:09.7 | You used to work for the Houston Police Department. Now if you're on one side of the fence and have seen documentaries about Kent, you may say well, Kent shot Susan White in what was first deemed as a good shoot by his superiors. |
| 1:27.7 | We'll talk to Kent about that night and what exactly happened. Now there are plenty of documentaries out there that will detail that night and say that Kent murdered Susan. |
| 1:43.7 | That may not be the case as a matter of fact, what we'll hear from Kent is that Susan was involved with a potential gunry and involved in other activities that are suspect involving dealing drugs when she was in the Navy and other things that kept her suspect. |
| 2:06.7 | Those things have not been brought out and brought to light. In fact, there are some absolutely astounding things that have been happening to Kent since he's been let go from prison. Yes, Kent was prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and spent time in prison. |
| 2:25.7 | You heard it right folks. Kent was found guilty of murdering Susan Wright. |
| 2:31.7 | Without further ado, let's bring in our guest today, former Harris County Sheriff, Kent McGowan. Can't thank you so much for joining us here on True Crime Tuesday and thank you again for taking the time. |
| 2:44.7 | The idea here is that we want to try to exonerate and clear your name here today and explain to people why this was a good shoot. Thank you, Kent, for being with us today. |
| 2:55.7 | Yes, thank you for having me and for this opportunity to explain the truth after 30 and a half years. |
| 3:01.7 | And in this case did take place in 1992 correct? |
| 3:05.7 | Yes, there are August 25th 1992. |
| 3:08.7 | Okay. Let's explain what happened that night. |
| 3:15.7 | First of all, actually what happened in that series of events that led to that night because it is kind of a little bit of a tangled web and it does involve Susan, but in a roundabout way. |
| 3:27.7 | Now there was an incident with with guns or a gun ring or things going on with guns in Harris County wasn't there. |
| 3:35.7 | Yes, sir. At the time there was. Yes. At the time there was the I'm sorry, go ahead. Oh no, what was going on with with the guns at that time? |
| 3:43.7 | At the time on the district where I was patrolling I don't even know district a few months. So I really didn't know all the deputies and whatever. |
| 3:50.7 | But I had to come across a confidential informant at the time on the street. |
| 3:55.7 | And there was a number of dry by shootings with automatic weapons and a late one evening I was working night shift. |
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